Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31000340AS by Seagate
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Digital camera reviews of Seagate 1TB Barracuda 7200.11 Bulk/OEM Hard Drive ST31000340AS
Digital camera Review: Known to be unreliable
Summary: 1 Stars
This drive has a known reliability issue with a failure rate of around 30-40% after a few months of use. Thousands of people have reported the same error (just search the Internet for the model number). The problem is with the firmware shipped with the drive (SD15). You must upgrade the firmware to SD1A or it will all of the sudden stop working. If your drive hasn't failed yet, you can upgrade the firmware yourself using a tool provided by Seagate. But if the drive has already failed you have no choice but to have a data recovery service upgrade the firmware for you. I found this out because one of my drives turned into a brick with no warning. Fortunately after I called Seagate technical support, and persisted that the problem was with the drive firmware and not my computer, they agreed to fix the drive and perform data recovery for free. This entire process took 7 days, during which I was without a computer. But when I got the drive back, it worked fine and no data was lost. Still, the is the worst experience I've ever had with a hard drive, and I am never going to buy a Seagate product again. They should have issued a recall and advised all owners to upgrade the firmware *before* the drives failed instead of ignoring the problem for several months.
Digital camera Review: Large and whisper quiet
Summary: 5 Stars
This drive is a real beauty, it was meticulously packed and delivered to me in perfect condition. I find it to be whisper quiet and flawless. Anyone rating this drive poorly is either living in the land of Oz or drinking the Kool Aid. I would highly Recommend this drive to anyone.Digital camera Review: My first terabyte drive
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always been a fan of Seagate products since they've never let me down, and this drive is no exception. I run this drive in an external hard drive enclosure and it has been absolutely perfect. It runs moderately warm, but that is to be expected. My only gripe is that when I leave the enclosure standing up, you can hear the spindle quite clearly. The noise goes away when you leave the enclosure on its side. Like others have said, beware that this is an OEM drive, meaning that when you buy it from Amazon, you only get the drive, no software or cables. You also need to format it on your own (not a problem for me because I always reformat any new hard drive I buy anyway.)Digital camera Review: No cons
Summary: 5 Stars
great product, great shipping, great price, noiseless, etc...
if you want a reliable hard drive, go for segate barracuda.
great for raid solutions too!
Digital camera Review: Not a reliable drive
Summary: 2 Stars
Drive failed within one year. Lost some of my data and lost some time to retrieve the data..
Only fair point is, Seagate shipped a replacement (a certified repaired hard drive) after I returned the drive.